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Renaissance

  • We are recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the modern chemistry lab

    We are recreating Renaissance beauty recipes in the modern chemistry lab

    ​Erin Griffey, The Conversation Cather Simpson, The Conversation Michel Nieuwoudt, The Conversation Ruth Cink, The Conversation
    · Mar 22, 2022 · 11:30 pm
  • A botched 17th-century nose job shows how our concerns about transplants have not changed much

    A botched 17th-century nose job shows how our concerns about transplants have not changed much

    Alanna Skuse, The Conversation
    · Apr 04, 2021 · 07:30 pm
  • Voltaire’s ‘Candide’ talks to us eloquently in this era of the pandemic and wild conspiracy theories

    Voltaire’s ‘Candide’ talks to us eloquently in this era of the pandemic and wild conspiracy theories

    Matthew Sharpe, The Conversation
    · Mar 28, 2021 · 05:30 pm
  • Even during a plague in 1700s, religious institutions helped and hindered public health officials

    Even during a plague in 1700s, religious institutions helped and hindered public health officials

    Hannah Marcus, The Conversation
    · Oct 01, 2020 · 11:30 pm
  • What urban planners today can learn from Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th-century ‘ideal city’ design

    What urban planners today can learn from Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th-century ‘ideal city’ design

    Alessandro Melis, The Conversation
    · May 07, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • Republic Day parade: Kerala’s float on Renaissance movements not selected, say reports

    Republic Day parade: Kerala’s float on Renaissance movements not selected, say reports

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 26, 2018 · 12:42 pm
  • Will China’s One Bridge One Road project do more harm than good to the environment?

    Will China’s One Bridge One Road project do more harm than good to the environment?

    Lili Pike
    · May 31, 2017 · 09:30 pm